New airport security measures aimed at finding sophisticated explosives
Some air passengers are about to face tougher security screenings before boarding flights to the U.S. The Obama administration is tightening security in an effort to find sophisticated explosives designed to get past screeners. Terror groups smuggled a shoe bomb and an underwear bomb years ago. Both plots failed. Jim Sciutto looks at how authorities are working to stay ahead of the terrorists.
Tom Ridge served as America's first Homeland Security Secretary. He says he believes terror groups in Syria are likely behind this latest threat.
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Let me tell you a direct truth. I called the US authorities to warn of impending terror plot last September 11 2001 and this is recorded in 911 could you please look for this recordings for me.
I called first week of Januany 2001 .
This is important truth in our present history that the past administration of Bush hide to the world.